Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dancing flie - Empidinae ? Empis ?

Posted by Vinex on 29-10-2024 13:42
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Hello everyone,

On the 13th of June I found this weird looking flie feeding on the nectar of an Asteraceae. It was in a sunny field in a sub-urban area, in the South-East of France (Savoie).
I think it is some kind of Dancing flie (Empidinae), maybe from the genus Empis.

What do you think ?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos350/big/Screenshot_20241029-121918.jpeg
Kénaël Dansault : France : Challes-les-Eaux : 73190 : 13/06/2024
Altitude : 285m - Size : 5-6mm
Réf. : 350809

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos350/big/Screenshot_20241029-121936.jpeg
Kénaël Dansault : France : Challes-les-Eaux : 73190 : 13/06/2024
Altitude : 285m - Size : 5-6mm
Réf. : 350810